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by jpmoyn 2744 days ago
This is a great, hilarious story. Something about IRC makes for a really nice story telling platform. Thanks for sharing.
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If you like the IRC format, check out http://bash.org - some pretty hilarious IRC logs from a glorious time in Internet history
There are some gems on there, like this one:

#127039 +(13215)- [X] <wolf> 1. Save every Free Credit Card Offer you get, Put it in pile A

<wolf> 2. Save every Free Coupon You get, put that in pile B

<wolf> 3. Now open the credit card mail from pile A and find the Business Reply Mail Envelope.

<wolf> 4. Take the coupons from pile B and stuff them in the envelope you hold in your hand.

<wolf> 5. Drop the stuffed to the brim envelopes in your mail and walk away whistling.

<wolf> I have now received two phone calls from the credit card companies telling me that they received a stuffed envelope with coupons rather then my application. They informed me that it they are not pleased that they footed the bill for the crap I sent them. I reply with "It says Business Reply Mail" I'm suggesting coupons to you to ensure that your business is more successful. They promptly hang up on me.

<wolf> Now, I did this for about a month before it got boring, so I got an added idea! I added exactly 33 cents worth of pennies to the envelope so they paid EXTRA due to the weight. I got a call informing me about the money, I said it was a mistake and I demanded my change back. After yelling at the clerk and then to the supervisor they agreed to my demands and cut me a check for the money. I hold in my hand at this very moment a check from GTE Visa for exactly 33 cents.

[edit]: formatting

Oh, wow. If they have no recourse, I think I'll start doing this, too.
Years ago you could simply tape the prepaid business envelope to a 2”x4” block of wood, a brick, or anything else heavy and the mailman would take it. Too much fun...
Yeah, postage on reply envelopes used to be unlimited in the US. In grad school, there were lots of lead bricks around. So we did that once or twice, for laughs. But you know, the lead was actually worth something. But not as much as the postage.

That stopped working in maybe the 80s.